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    Re: You are subscribed to this thread Tartan of the Month - Feb 12: what do you see

    Quote Originally Posted by figheadair View Post
    Mods - something went wrong in the title and I cannot seem to correct it. Can you remove 'You are subscribed to this thread' please.
    I thought that was to act as some sort of semi-subliminal message... it may have worked that way on me, truth be told.


    At any rate, the top and bottom don't look like a selvage, to me, and the dark thread on the right edge seems to follow the lines of the tartan so well that I figure it isn't some kind of stitching; from this image, I think the piece is from the center of the cloth.

    Since I don't know too much about this sort of thing either, I'm just guessing... the colors are faded a bit, perhaps? And when it was new, it was a bit more bold?

    Heck, I don't know... just killing some time to let my hands rest from knitting, really. ith:

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    Re: You are subscribed to this thread Tartan of the Month - Feb 12: what do you see

    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan Ross View Post
    Since I don't know too much about this sort of thing either, I'm just guessing... the colors are faded a bit, perhaps? And when it was new, it was a bit more bold?
    True but then again, bit like us all really.

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    Re: You are subscribed to this thread Tartan of the Month - Feb 12: what do you see

    Quote Originally Posted by figheadair View Post
    True but then again, bit like us all really.
    Touche!


    Heck, what could it be... A scrap left over from one of those deals they string between the drones on a set of pipes? The white stripe seems like it's centered pretty carefully.

    How large is the piece, I wonder?

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    Re: You are subscribed to this thread Tartan of the Month - Feb 12: what do you see

    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan Ross View Post
    How large is the piece, I wonder?
    About 1 x 3 inches.

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    Re: Tartan of the Month - Feb 12: what do you see

    1. Seems to be of a lighter weight than January's specimen
    2. Could the top and bottom edges have been turned under slightly before the overcast stitch was used? Based on personal experience, doing a such a tight and narrow overcast so close to a raw edge generally has the stitching pulling away from the fabric, but I don't see any of that in the pic.
    3. High on my success for finding worsted singles in the January specimen, I'd like to say that I can see that on this tartan, but the left edge is too blurred. And, based on the threads coming away from the tartan in the top right, seem to suggest otherwise, but again, too blurry to say for sure.
    4. The wide red stripe on the left may be the pivot for the sett?
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    Re: Tartan of the Month - Feb 12: what do you see

    Quote Originally Posted by Dixiecat View Post
    1. Seems to be of a lighter weight than January's specimen
    2. Could the top and bottom edges have been turned under slightly before the overcast stitch was used? Based on personal experience, doing a such a tight and narrow overcast so close to a raw edge generally has the stitching pulling away from the fabric, but I don't see any of that in the pic.
    3. High on my success for finding worsted singles in the January specimen, I'd like to say that I can see that on this tartan, but the left edge is too blurred. And, based on the threads coming away from the tartan in the top right, seem to suggest otherwise, but again, too blurry to say for sure.
    4. The wide red stripe on the left may be the pivot for the sett?
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    Re: Tartan of the Month - Feb 12: what do you see

    Some excellent observtions/deductions

    Quote Originally Posted by Dixiecat View Post
    1. Seems to be of a lighter weight than January's specimen Yes, somewhat lighter weight.

    2. Could the top and bottom edges have been turned under slightly before the overcast stitch was used? Based on personal experience, doing a such a tight and narrow overcast so close to a raw edge generally has the stitching pulling away from the fabric, but I don't see any of that in the pic. They don't appear to be ut there is the possibility.

    3. High on my success for finding worsted singles in the January specimen, I'd like to say that I can see that on this tartan, but the left edge is too blurred. And, based on the threads coming away from the tartan in the top right, seem to suggest otherwise, but again, too blurry to say for sure. My imge is a little too small too to be sure but it looks as thought the threads on the right are singles.

    4. The wide red stripe on the left may be the pivot for the sett?
    YYGGRRR^RRRGGYYWBBWYYGGGGGGWWRRWRRWWG It may indeed although with such a small specimen it is difficult to be certain. However, if it is then what about the other pivot?

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